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Bolivia protests against President Paz widen with violent clashes, looting in capital

Bolivia is in the midst of its worst economic ordeal in the past four decades
Bolivia is in the midst of its worst economic ordeal in the past four decades. © Aizar Raldes, AFP

Violent protests demanding Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz to resign intensified in La Paz on Monday, with riot police clashing with demonstrators, government offices looted and mounting anger over a deepening economic crisis gripping the Andean nation.

Bolivian protests calling for center-right President Rodrigo Paz to resign intensified Monday as demonstrators swarmed government buildings and a protest leader faced terrorism charges over the unrest.

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